δριμύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /driː.mýs/ → /ðriˈmys/ → /ðriˈmis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /driː.mýs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /driˈmys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðriˈmys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðriˈmys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðriˈmis/

Adjective

δρῑμῠ́ς • (drīmŭ́s) m (feminine δρῑμεῖᾰ, neuter δρῑμῠ́); first/third declension

1. sharp; piercing; cutting
2. pungent; bitter; acrid
3. keen; shrewd

Declension

First and third declension of δρῑμῠ́ς; δρῑμεῖᾰ; δρῑμῠ́ (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δρῑμῠ́ς drīmŭ́s	δρῑμεῖᾰ drīmeîă	δρῑμῠ́ drīmŭ́		δρῑμεῖ drīmeî	δρῑμείᾱ drīmeíā	δρῑμεῖ drīmeî		δρῑμεῖς drīmeîs	δρῑμεῖαι drīmeîai	δρῑμέᾰ drīméă
Genitive		δρῑμέος drīméos	δρῑμείᾱς drīmeíās	δρῑμέος drīméos		δρῑμέοιν drīméoin	δρῑμείαιν drīmeíain	δρῑμέοιν drīméoin		δρῑμέων drīméōn	δρῑμειῶν drīmeiôn	δρῑμέων drīméōn
Dative		δρῑμεῖ drīmeî	δρῑμείᾳ drīmeíāi	δρῑμεῖ drīmeî		δρῑμέοιν drīméoin	δρῑμείαιν drīmeíain	δρῑμέοιν drīméoin		δρῑμέσῐ δρῑμέσῐν drīmésĭ(n)	δρῑμείαις drīmeíais	δρῑμέσῐ δρῑμέσῐν drīmésĭ(n)
Accusative		δρῑμῠ́ν drīmŭ́n	δρῑμεῖᾰν drīmeîăn	δρῑμῠ́ drīmŭ́		δρῑμεῖ drīmeî	δρῑμείᾱ drīmeíā	δρῑμεῖ drīmeî		δρῑμεῖς drīmeîs	δρῑμείᾱς drīmeíās	δρῑμέᾰ drīméă
Vocative		δρῑμῠ́ drīmŭ́	δρῑμεῖᾰ drīmeîă	δρῑμῠ́ drīmŭ́		δρῑμεῖ drīmeî	δρῑμείᾱ drīmeíā	δρῑμεῖ drīmeî		δρῑμεῖς drīmeîs	δρῑμεῖαι drīmeîai	δρῑμέᾰ drīméă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		δρῑμέως drīméōs				δρῑμῠ́τερος drīmŭ́teros				δρῑμῠ́τᾰτος drīmŭ́tătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Greek: δριμύς (drimýs) (learned)
• Translingual: Drimys

References

• “δριμύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δριμύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δριμύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δριμύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δριμύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δριμύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • acrid idem, page 9.
  • bright idem, page 98.
  • discerning idem, page 229.
  • harsh idem, page 387.
  • hot idem, page 407.
  • keen idem, page 467.
  • penetrating idem, page 603.
  • piercing idem, page 612.
  • pungent idem, page 657.
  • quick idem, page 665.
  • rough idem, page 722.
  • sagacious idem, page 731.
  • sharp idem, page 762.
  • sharp-witted idem, page 763.
  • shrewd idem, page 770.
  • smart idem, page 786.
  • sour idem, page 796.
  • stinging idem, page 818.
  • tart idem, page 856.
  • wit idem, page 983.
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δριμύς (drimús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðɾiˈmis/
• Hyphenation: δρι‧μύς

Adjective

δριμύς • (drimýs) m (feminine δριμεία, neuter δριμύ)

1. harsh, piercing, severe, sharp (cold, winter, etc.)

   Synonyms: διαπεραστικός (diaperastikós), τσουχτερός (tsouchterós)

2. acrid, pungent, sharp (aroma, taste)
3. (figuratively) sharp, severe (criticism, words, etc.)

   Synonym: τσουχτερός (tsouchterós)

Declension

Declension of δριμύς

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	δριμύς (drimýs)	δριμεία (drimeía)	δριμύ (drimý)		δριμείς (drimeís)	δριμείες (drimeíes)	δριμέα (driméa)
genitive	δριμέος (driméos) δριμύ (drimý)	δριμείας (drimeías)	δριμύ (drimý) δριμέος (driméos)		δριμέων (driméon)	δριμειών (drimeión)	δριμέων (driméon)
accusative	δριμύ (drimý)	δριμεία (drimeía)	δριμύ (drimý)		δριμείς (drimeís)	δριμείες (drimeíes)	δριμέα (driméa)
vocative	δριμύ (drimý)	δριμεία (drimeía)	δριμύ (drimý)		δριμείς (drimeís)	δριμείες (drimeíes)	δριμέα (driméa)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο δριμύς, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο δριμύς, etc.)

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?) singular plural masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter nominative δριμύτερος (drimýteros) δριμύτερη (drimýteri) δριμύτερο (drimýtero) δριμύτεροι (drimýteroi) δριμύτερες (drimýteres) δριμύτερα (drimýtera) genitive δριμύτερου (drimýterou) δριμύτερης (drimýteris) δριμύτερου (drimýterou) δριμύτερων (drimýteron) δριμύτερων (drimýteron) δριμύτερων (drimýteron) accusative δριμύτερο (drimýtero) δριμύτερη (drimýteri) δριμύτερο (drimýtero) δριμύτερους (drimýterous) δριμύτερες (drimýteres) δριμύτερα (drimýtera) vocative δριμύτερε (drimýtere) δριμύτερη (drimýteri) δριμύτερο (drimýtero) δριμύτεροι (drimýteroi) δριμύτερες (drimýteres) δριμύτερα (drimýtera) Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms: e.g. ο δριμύτερος (o drimýteros), etc. absolute superlative (?) singular plural masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter nominative δριμύτατος (drimýtatos) δριμύτατη (drimýtati) δριμύτατο (drimýtato) δριμύτατοι (drimýtatoi) δριμύτατες (drimýtates) δριμύτατα (drimýtata) genitive δριμύτατου (drimýtatou) δριμύτατης (drimýtatis) δριμύτατου (drimýtatou) δριμύτατων (drimýtaton) δριμύτατων (drimýtaton) δριμύτατων (drimýtaton) accusative δριμύτατο (drimýtato) δριμύτατη (drimýtati) δριμύτατο (drimýtato) δριμύτατους (drimýtatous) δριμύτατες (drimýtates) δριμύτατα (drimýtata) vocative δριμύτατε (drimýtate) δριμύτατη (drimýtati) δριμύτατο (drimýtato) δριμύτατοι (drimýtatoi) δριμύτατες (drimýtates) δριμύτατα (drimýtata)

Related terms

• δριμύτητα f (drimýtita)